Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

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A man rides a scooter during Hurricane Irene in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Hurricane Irene hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, as a Category 1 hurricane around mid-day today.

A man rides a scooter during Hurricane Irene in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Hurricane Irene hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, as a Category 1 hurricane around mid-day today. (Getty Images)

A man rides a scooter during Hurricane Irene in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Hurricane Irene hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, as a Category 1 hurricane around mid-day today.Getty Images